If youre considering an S8 box or sourcing individual cards, this is where you start
The level 8 behemoth possesses a ferocious 3000 attack, the most of any regular monster to date, as well as 2500 defense points, confirming its description on the card as "a formidable engine of devastation." Kaiba often plays this card against Yugi and other duelists, and the card's popularity has resulted in many support cards to help in its destruction throughout the years, as well as a variety of card arts
This approach of distributing them as tournament prize cards not only creates scarcity and thus drives up the cards valueit also gives the cards a sense of prestige
This creates a value loop where you get your ETB triggers twice, once for the original and once for the token, all for a massive discount in mana
As cards start getting to be over $100, they become much rarer in packs, meaning you'll have to be lucky to see them
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